Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://cucumber.io/">Seb Rose</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/sebrose">@sebrose</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Seb Rose talks with Dave Rael about work experiences outside software, getting involved, and understanding what you are trying to achieve </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Consultant, coach, designer, analyst and developer for over 30 years. Seb has been involved in the full development lifecycle with experience that ranges from Architecture to Support, from BASIC to Ruby. He’s a partner in Cucumber Limited, who help teams adopt and refine their agile practices, with a particular focus on collaboration and automated testing. Regular speaker at conferences and occasional contributor to software journals. Contributing author to “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know” (O’Reilly) and lead author of “The Cucumber for Java Book” (Pragmatic Programmers). He blogs at cucumber.io and tweets as @sebrose.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Seb Rose</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's involvement with Cucumber</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The nature of Behavior-Driven Development</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Seb up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Seb got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's story of failure - taking on too much in unfamiliar territory</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's success stories - technical achievement and delivering value for users</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Seb stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's conference conference speaking history and advice for speakers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Seb most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's sources of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Misconceptions about Behavior-Driven Development and testing and the related consequences</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Seb's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://cucumber.io/" target="_blank">Cucumber</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blipfoto.com/sebrose" target="_blank">Seb On blipfoto</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941222293/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Cucumber for Java Book: Behaviour-Driven Development for Testers and Developers - Seb Rose</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0596809484/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">97 Things Every Programmer Should Know: Collective Wisdom from the Experts - null</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.bcs.org/" target="_blank">British Computer Society</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-016-matt-wynne-strong-communication-and-passionate-dedication" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-022-aslak-hellesoy-testing-your-understanding" target="_blank">Aslak Hellesøy on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://cucumber.io/pro" target="_blank">Cucumber Pro</a></li> <li><a href="https://cucumber.io/school" target="_blank">Cucumber School</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior-driven_development</a></li> <li><a href="https://thomassundberg.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Thomas Sundberg</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/cukes/Ya76e-DlimM" target="_blank">Group Posting with Thomas Sundberg Asking for BDD Elevator Pitch and Ultimately Answering</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-137-j-b-rainsberger-feedback-and-personal-wins" target="_blank">J.B. Rainsberger on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Sondek_LP12" target="_blank">Linn Sondek LP12</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-114-robert-martin-master-craftsman" target="_blank">Uncle Bob Martin on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://accu.org/index.php/conferences" target="_blank">ACCU Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJhay24LTpO1s4bIZxuIqKw" target="_blank">ACCU Conference Videos</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-173-jon-jagger-know-why" target="_blank">Jon Jagger on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://cyber-dojo.org/" target="_blank">cyber-dojo</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.cyber-dojo.org/2015/08/cyber-dojo-foundation.html" target="_blank">cyber-dojo Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="https://dannorth.net/introducing-bdd/" target="_blank">Dan North's Seminal BDD Blog Post</a></li> <li><a href="https://martinfowler.com/bliki/TestPyramid.html" target="_blank">Mike Cohn's Test Pyramid</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming" target="_blank">W. Edwards Deming</a></li> <li><a href="http://blog.mattwynne.net/2013/02/24/building-software-backwards/" target="_blank">Matt Wynne on Deming's "American Toast" Quote</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Seb's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321503627/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests - Steve Freeman</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Seb's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Don't start yet</li> <li>Understand what you are trying to achieve</li> <li>Good enough really is good enough</li> </ol> </div> </div>
